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Common Core W.6.2c handouts
Transition Words Mini Lesson
This Transition Words Mini Lesson is the perfect resource to review transition words with your students! This produce includes a Google Slides presentation, notes & practice sheets, and 20 task cards (printable and digital). Connect with Me! InstagramPinterestFollow Me on TPT!
Black History Month Research Project
Are you searching for meaningful Black History Month activities for your middle school students? This Research Project which includes a Creative Poster Project is the perfect way to celebrate Black History Month and teach useful research, writing, and communication skills at the same time! Students will learn vital research skills, learn about an influential African American, put their thoughts and ideas down in an ORGANIZED essay, peer edit and revise their essays, and present their research fi
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6th - 9th
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Argumentative / Opinion Essay Graphic Organizer and Outline
This is great for grades that do argumentative or persuasive papers. This will help them sort their thoughts as they read the grade level articles and develop a well thought out essay. It transfers over to a five paragraph paper and I have seen tremendous results with it in my classroom. It can be turned into a self made graphic organizer so they can prepare themselves to be tested on this type of writing. It includes reasons, explaining reasons, evidence, explaining evidence, concluding paragra
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3rd - 12th
Also included in:Â Writing Graphic Organizer *BUNDLE* Informative and Argumentative
True Crime Middle School Research Paper Bundle
If your middle school students think research essays are boring, they need to think again.These true-crime writing prompts are engaging, mysterious, and sometimes even a little bit scary. This bundle includes 4 true-crime prompts for your students to research as they write their essays:1. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist2. Fyre Festival3. The Chicago Tylenol Murders4. Madeleine McCann's DisappearanceThese crimes range from not scary at all (a scammy music festival that never happened) t
Adult ESL Paragraph Writing Units Bundle with Activities, Worksheets, Rubrics
This paragraph writing units bundle is perfect for adult ESL students and high school ELL newcomers who are just learning how to write a paragraph. This bundle comes with three paragraph writing units: explanatory, cause and effect, and compare/contrast. This includes everything you need to teach, practice, and assess writing. Created by a veteran ESL teacher, these units are designed to save you time and empower English language learners!These step-by-step guides are for students who are just
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Informative or Expository Writing Graphic Organizer and Outline
This is great for grades that do expository or informative papers. This will help them sort their thoughts as they read the informational articles and develop a well thought out essay. It transfers over to a four paragraph paper and I have seen tremendous results with it in my classroom. It can be turned into a self made graphic organizer so they can prepare themselves to be tested on this type of writing. It includes topics, claim, evidence, cite evidence, explain evidence, conclusion, summariz
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Writing Graphic Organizer *BUNDLE* Informative and Argumentative
4th, 5th, 6th Writing Intervention
Improve your 4th-6th grade students' writing skills with these sentence writing practice worksheets designed for writing intervention. These worksheets offer targeted practice in grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary and are a valuable resource for enhancing students' writing abilities. Help your students succeed academically with these daily practice worksheets.*Also Available in 2nd-3rd and 7th-8th versions or all together in a Bundle!Product includes*Sentence Writing Practice Worksheets with S
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Writing Intervention Worksheets 2nd-8th BUNDLE
Transitions are like Waiters (DISTANCE LEARNING): Lesson for ANY Essay!
Now includes Google, PDF, *and* Office versions! Transitional words, phrases, or sentences are like great waiters: they improve the timing and flow of the entire meal (essay) to control your satisfaction. Use this easy simile to teach your students why transitions matter and how to use them. This handout can be used as a full 45-minute lesson, an activity for a mini-lesson, or a writer’s workshop tool just to differentiate for the students who need it. This handout (PDF, Google Slides, and edita
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6th - 9th
SNOW TREASURE Novel Study - Quick Quizzes and Activities
World War II involved children in a lot of ways, and as students read this novel set in Norway, they too get deeply involved in the tense, frequently dangerous situations. Study skills are interlaced in the Quick Quizzes as students also demonstrate their comprehension of events in the story. Included are -- a one page geographical and historical worksheet to familiarize them with the setting.- Quick Quizzes for every chapter, with answer keys - - two half-page quizzes per page in this packet,
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5th - 8th
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Tell Tale Heart. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. Full Unit for ELA ESL Sp. Ed.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to a wider variety of readers, including ESL, ENL and Special Ed. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. See preview for details.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also prints out for in class instruction.Unit includes:An illustrated adapted text of The Tell-Tale Heart by Po
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Paragraph of the Week, DIGITAL & PDF Versions
Are you looking to improve your students' writing on a weekly basis? This Paragraph of the Week product is perfect to have your students improve their writing techniques, elaboration, and other writing skills. The purpose of this product is to make your students into more proficient writers through practice and repetition. This product was constructed with the thought of backward design--What do we want these students to be able to accomplish at the end of these units? The answer: We want our
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Writing Bundle-Essay, Argument, Creative and Informational Writing
SBAC CAASPP ELA Performance Task Simplified Writing Rubrics + Checklists
Empower your secondary ELA students to dominate the SBAC (or CAASPP) Performance Task like never before! Say goodbye to mystery and hello to mastery with this simplified rubric guide, showcasing exactly how those precious points are earned across all three writing types: Narrative, Explanatory, and Argumentative!Each rubric comes fully equipped with handy checklists, empowering students to become their own writing champions by checking their work like seasoned pros!As an added bonus: everything
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6th - 11th
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Georgia 6th Grade ELA Standards Checklist (GSE)
Best ELA checklist which BREAKS DOWN the complicated verbiage of a standard to make it easier for educators to teach and students to understand.After using this checklist in my classroom, I saw that this was an excellent way for students to TAKE OWNERSHIP of their own learning and also a way for me to see which students need extra support. HOW THE CHECKLIST WORKSAfter returning a class assessment/independent work, students will check the standards-based questions from the assessment. If they ans
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6th
Tell-Tale Heart by Poe. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. ESL Beginner Unit.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to ESL and ENL beginners and newcomers. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. Please open up the preview for details to make sure the text is right for your classroom -- it will be a challenge for your ELLs, but hopefully worth it.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also pri
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Middle School Writing Practice DISCOUNT BUNDLE-Perfect for Back to School!
Let's face it: teaching writing is hard. There are a million little skills, it's subjective, and it can be overwhelming. I can't tell you how many times I've been in the middle of a writing unit and thought, "I wish I had a practice activity for ____."
So, I decided to make a practice activity for all 16 Common Core Writing Sub-Standards related to narratives, informational essays, and arguments. And I created this discount bundle to share them all with you!
You get practice sheets for all of
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6th - 10th
Student Quick Reference for: How to Write an Essay (Upper-grades)
Here, you will find a FANTASTIC resource for your students to keep in their Writing Folder/Portfolio/Binder as an easy and quick reference for How to Write an Essay! Document Includes:Introduction: Detailed information and some options of How to start an Essay.Thesis Statement: What it is and where to put it, as well as an example thesis.Transition Words: Three lists of countless examples of transition words/phrases.Body Paragraphs: Helpful reminders and examples.Conclusion: Easy tips for ending
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5th - 12th
Writing Argumentative Essays in Middle School with Graphic Organizers
If your middle school students think they hate writing argumentative essays, they need to think again.These fun and silly writing prompts will spark their desire for debate and get them writing in no time!This bundle includes 4 silly argument prompts for your students to research and write about:1. Is pizza a vegetable?2. What is the cringiest gift you can buy someone for $5.00 or less?3. Which mythical creature would be most likely to survive in today's world?4. Which letter of the alphabet wou
How to Use Paragraph Transitions - Mini-Lesson & Handout
A mini-lesson and handout for students explaining how to use transitional phrases or words to connect ideas and paragraphs within an essay or other form of writing. Common Core aligned (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W)
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5th - 10th
Narrative Writing Checklist - FREE - Primary Exploration - Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FREE Narrative Writing Checklist serves as a wonderful reminder for students to check their work! The checklist walks students through the editing process to ensure that they are submitting their best work! This is a great addition to a writing center or narrative writing booklet. In my classroom, I use this narrative writing checklist along with Primary Narrative Writing and Book Cover Assessment. This Narrative Writing Booklet is a step-by-step student work booklet that teaches students to suc
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PreK - 8th
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Informative Essay Writing Complete Unit Bundle Activities - Graphic Organizers
Supercharge your middle and high school students' journey into informative essay writing mastery with this powerhouse bundle – your all-in-one solution for a transformative teaching experience!Here's what's packed into this game-changing bundle:General Informative Essay Structure Sorting Activity (Black and White)General Informative Essay Structure Sorting Activity (Color)Example #1 Sorting Activity (Black and White)Example #1 Sorting Activity (Color) Example #2 Sorting Activity (Black and Whit
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7th - 10th
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Transitional Words and Phrases
Transitions help writers to connect their thoughts. Use the "Transitional Words and Phrases" document for a bright, functional poster in your class. You can also use this document as a handout for student reference. The categories include: addition, exception and concession, summation and conclusion, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, illustration, & time and order (sequential and chronological). This is a great resource for writing research papers, stories, argumentative/persuasive
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5th - 9th
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Also included in:Â ELA Posters Bundle
Informative Essay Graphic Organizers - Differentiated
These graphic organizers help bridge the gap that most students find when they go from the few key words of their skeleton flow maps to the complete sentences of the rough draft. In this product, there are two flow maps; one with 3 paragraphs for differentiated instruction and one with 5 paragraphs (possibly for enrichment). Both flow maps provide space for writing sentences, phrases, or just words. There are reminders to help students remember what to write in which places in the essays.
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3rd - 6th
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Why Do We Write? Introduction to Writing Lesson
Start your year off by putting meaning behind writing. This lesson focuses on why we write, what we write, and what we need to do in order to write successfully. Students will be engaged in small group discussion, whole class discussion, guided notes, and will be assessed with a 3-2-1 Exit Slip at the end of the lesson. Please contact me on TpT if you have any questions!THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:1. Google Slides to use while teaching the lesson2. Guided Notes Interactive Notebook Templates3. Lesson
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5th - 12th
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DEAR LEVI: Common Core Aligned Novel Study
For Elvira Woodruff's well-written novel depicting the hardships and determination of people on a wagon train to Oregon, here are comprehension questions for each chapter in a variety of simple styles: cloze, matching, true/false, sequencing, cause/effect, and short phrase or sentence answers. ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED.Mid-novel essay topics are here as well as suggested topic sentences. A theme essay matrix is included too along with several possible theme topics. This aligns well with 6 + 1 trai
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4th - 8th
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